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State Sen. Julian Carroll (D-Frankfort) and state Rep. James Tipton (R-Taylorsville) will hold a town hall meeting to discuss the state pension system Thursday, Sept. 28 at the Anderson County High School auditorium, Tipton’s office announced this afternoon.

The town hall meeting is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., and is open to the public.

Pat Krogman, chief of the Anderson County Fire District, said Tuesday that a proposed 38-percent tax increase he and others have spent the past several weeks promoting might not happen when the district’s board holds a public hearing at 6:30 tonight at Station 1 on Wildcat Road.

“The board could actually change its mind,” Krogman said while explaining that while the board isn’t required to hold a public hearing, it is doing so, in part, to explain the reason it decided to pursue the large increase.

Taylor Hicks, winner of the popular TV show “American Idol,” will be filming a segment for his new show, “State Plate,” a food-based series that is now in its second season on the INSP network, sources have confirmed.

Hicks is expected to appear during the annual Burgoo Cook-Off, scheduled for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23 on the Lawrenceburg Green to raise money for Shop With a Cop.